San Saba breaks tie with Dimmitt in seventh

Published: Saturday, May 24, 2008

SNYDER - San Saba scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a tie and take a 3-1 win over Dimmitt in the opener of a three-game Region I-2A semifinals series Friday at Western Texas College.

Isaac Sifuentez (3-5) took the loss for the Bobcats (17-11), who must now win twice on Saturday at Moffett Park in Snyder to win the series.

Blake Lewis got the win for San Saba (24-9), scattering a run on three hits over seven innings.

ANDREWS - Colton Rathmell had three hits, three runs and three RBIs as No. 8 San Angelo Grape Creek run-ruled Abernathy 14-4 in series Game 3 to advance to a regional final for the first time.

Grape Creek will play District 6-2A rival San Saba or Dimmitt next week for the Region I-2A championship.

It was the third week in a row for Grape Creek (28-5) to be pushed to Game 3 but come through to win a series. Abernathy won the early game Friday 12-5, scoring five runs in the third inning and beating Rathmell.

There was little suspense in Game 3 as Grape Creek built an 8-0 lead and Mitchell Pustka held Abernathy to two hits. In the fourth, Rathmell's two-run double made it 6-0.